ADVANCED POWER SYSTEM

LECTURE NOTE 1 – PART 1

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1) INTRODUCTION TO POWER
SYSTEM
2) POWER SYSTEM DIAGRAM
o Single line Diagram
o Impedance Diagram
o Reactance Diagram

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REAL POWER SYSTEM
Definition – A power system is a network of electrical components which electrical power is supplied, transferred
and used.

Generation Transmission Distribution Load

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 Did you know?
1) Who are responsible to make sure the power system operates smoothly?
2) Who are responsible to make sure power system maintenances are performed
accordingly?
3) Who are responsible for the new power system expansion? 4
 SINGLE-LINE DIAGRAM (SLD)
Definition – is a diagram that used standard symbols to represent a three-phase power system.
REAL POWER SYSTEM
SINGLE-LINE DIAGRAM

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EXAMPLES OF SINGLE-
LINE DIAGRAM

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IMPEDANCE AND REACTANCE DIAGRAMS
• Impedance and reactance diagrams are the simplified
equivalent circuits of single line diagrams of power system to
analyze power flow and complex power system calculations.

Figure 1: Single Line Diagram

Figure 2: Impedance Diagram Figure 3: Reactance Diagram

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